26 June: Conference Panel “Governing Transnationalism: Focusing on Diasporas and Citizenship”, IMISCOE Annual Conference, University of Geneva
IMISCOE Annual Conference, 25-27 June 2015, University of Geneva Panel Governing Transnationalism: Focusing on Diasporas and Citizenship Chair: Özge Bilgili (Maastricht University); Co-chair: Marta Bivand Erdal (PRIO, Oslo); Discussant: Godfried Engbersen (Erasmus University Rotterdam) Description: This panel focuses on ‘Governing Migrant Transnationalism’ with an open approach to exploring the different scales and…
26 June: Conference Panel “Governing Transnationalism: New Actors of Diaspora Engagement”, IMISCOE Annual Conference, University of Geneva
IMISCOE Annual Conference, 25-27 June 2015, University of Geneva Panel Governing Transnationalism: New Actors of Diaspora Engagement Chair: Marta Bivand Erdal (PRIO); Co-chair: Özge Bilgili (Maastricht University); Discussant: Melissa Siegel (Maastricht University) Description: This panel focuses on ‘Governing Migrant Transnationalism’ with an open approach to exploring the different scales and sites, as…
26 June: Workshop “People-making in the era of declining fertility, high migration and bio-technological change”, IMISCOE Annual Conference, University of Geneva
IMISCOE Annual Conference, 25-27 June 2015, University of Geneva Workshop People-making in the era of declining fertility, high migration and bio-technological change Organisers: Costica Dumbrava (Maastricht University – MACIMIDE) and Rainer Bauböck (European University Institute) Description States claim to represent trans-generational communities…
Adrian Shin: New MACIMIDE Junior Visiting Fellow at FASOS
Adrian Shin, PhD student at the University of Michigan, has been awarded a GROW Visiting Fellowship (Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide) from the Dutch Science Foundation NWO, in collaboration with the US National Science Foundation, to do fieldwork in Europe for…
27 May: Onderzoek Huwelijkse Gevangenschap
Onderzoek Huwelijkse Gevangenschap Maastricht University Graag nodigen we je uit voor een bijeenkomst in Maastricht waar de onderzoeksgroep van de Universiteit Maastricht haar tussentijdse bevindingen in het onderzoek naar Huwelijkse gevangenschap in Nederland zal rapporteren. De bijeenkomst zal plaatsvinden in Maastricht (precieze…
26 May: Migration Seminar “Displacement, refugees and the new world disorder” by Ewen Macleod (UNHCR)
Displacement, refugees and the new world disorder Ewen Macleod (UNHCR) MGSoG/UNU-MERIT in collaboration with MACIMIDE Abstract: The presentation will focus on the impact of emerging global trends – population growth, climate change, urbanisation, and migration – on the current arrangements for the…
1st of May: Inaugural lecture “Elusive citizenship” by Dr. Maarten Vink
Elusive citizenship Inaugural lecture by Dr. Maarten Vink On 1st of May 2015 dr. Maarten Vink appointed as professor of Political Science and Political Sociology in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences will accept this position with the delivery of an…
25-6 April: 2015 WUN Migration Conference, Hong Kong
The inaugural WUN Migration Conference explores the issue of migration through the lens of WUN’s identified Global Challenges in public health, in responding to climate change, in understanding cultures and in global higher education. The conference aims to facilitate discourse…
10 April: PhD Defence “Parenting across borders –Effects of transnational parenting on the lives of Angolan and Nigerian migrant parents in the Netherlands” by Karlijn Haagsman
On April 10, 2015 Karlijn Haagsman will defend her PhD thesis “Parenting across borders – Effects of transnational parenting on the lives of Angolan and Nigerian migrant parents in the Netherlands.” Event page.
8 April: MGSoG/UNU-MERIT Migration Seminar “Why Diaspora Matters: New Trajectories in Diaspora Engagement and Research” by Martin Russell
Why Diaspora Matters: New Trajectories in Diaspora Engagement and Research by Dr. Martin Russell (Diaspora Matters) Abstract: In 2012, Khachig Tölölyan wrote a formative contribution on the past, present and promise of diaspora studies. The challenges and the promise outlined…